Part 72, page 342
DB Cooper-31247Serials EP 164-52
Dictated 17 September 1975
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 72 p. 342 (DB Cooper-31247), FD-302 interview, dictated 17 Sep 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-72/pages/342
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FD-302 (Rev. 10-11-63) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date 9/17/75
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[REDACTED], El Paso, Texas, was interviewed at the Chamizal National Memorial, U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, 800 San Marcial, where he is employed [REDACTED] [REDACTED] by Special Agent (SA) [REDACTED] who immediately identified himself as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). [REDACTED] was advised of the purpose of this interview and volun- tarily furnished the following information:
On September 10, 1975, he read the article in the El Paso Times, captioned "Suspected Skyjacker Calls Similarity 'Kind of Scary'" with date line, Washington, which reflected that an acquaintance of his, [REDACTED] [REDACTED], might possibly be identical with D. B. COOPER, the airline hijacker who parachuted with $200,000 ransom money from a Northwest Orient, 727 Jet on Thanksgiving Eve, 1971, and was never seen again.
On September 10, or September 11, 1975, he attempted to contact [REDACTED] through [REDACTED] and eventually spoke with [REDACTED], who stated that "they" were having a hard time remembering what [REDACTED] did on or about Thanksgiving Eve, 1971, until he [REDACTED] refreshed her memory.
On Thursday morning, Thanksgiving Day, date unknown, 1971, at approximately 3 A.M., he drove from his residence at [REDACTED], Alexandria, Virginia to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] east of Fairfax City, Virginia where he awoke [REDACTED] and himself were joined by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and proceeded in [REDACTED] automobile on Highway 81 or Highway 66 to Gainesville, Virginia, turning off to Route 55, heading west towards
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On 9/[REDACTED]/5 at El Paso, Texas File # EP 164-52 -[REDACTED]
by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated 9/17/75
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164-81-[illegible] DB Cooper-31247
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